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Speedlite flash workshop

Overview

Using a flash can help to raise your photos from ordinary to extraordinary but you need to do more than simple raise the pop-up flash on your camera to get the best results. Canon’s Speedlite flash system enables you to bring light to your pictures wherever you have to shoot them, this course will equip you with the fundamental skills to use these powerful creative tools to create the light you want where you want, not just a set of instructions to duplicate another photographers results.

Aim of the course

Understand how the Canon Speedlite flash system works in both automated and manual modes to produce effective pictures. You will be able to work with single and multiple Speedlites and mix ambient light with flash for dynamic images.

We will cover:

  • Exposure modes, metering and flash
  • E-TTL II how it works and how to make it work for you
  • Off-camera flash with one or more Speedlites
  • Lighting stands, clamps and supports
  • Light modifiers such as umbrellas, softboxes, grids, Orbis® ring flash, snoots and gels
  • Remote Speedlite flash with: The Canon system; Simple triggers; Pocketwizard Flex TT5 and Mini TT1

Suitable for

Photographers, both professional and amateur who have one or more Canon Speedlites for their EOS camera or PowerShot G series and want to use it to take much better pictures in whatever light conditions they happen to face.

Whilst we have all the equipment on hand, you will benefit from bringing your EOS DSLR or PowerShot G series camera and and Speedlites you have, plus memory cards and batteries.

Maximum number of attendees: 10

This course is limited to a maximum of 10 people to ensure you get great access to our tutors and can ask the questions you really need to have answered.

Duration

Full day – this will be a mixture of teaching sessions and practical shooting exercises

Cost

£229

 

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10 Second Tips:

IS and tripods

Although the recent IS lenses suggest you can leave the Image Stabiliser turned on when attached to a tripod without adversely affecting the results, our experience shows that if are confident your tripod is steady, you're better off turning the IS system off in order to obtain sharper results.

Don't scare your subjects

By default, EOS cameras have focus beep enabled. In quiet situations like churches or when photographing wildlife, make sure you disable it in the first menu tab to avoid ruining the ceremony or scaring away your subjects.

Shutter speed and camera shake

To avoid camera shake in your images without using IS, make sure you use a shutter speed no slower than the reciprocal of the focal length of the lens you're using. For example with a 200mm lens, use a shutter speed no slower than 1/200sec.

Camera orientation for HD Movies

When shooting movies on any of the EOS models that feature HD movie shooting, make sure you keep the camera in landscape orientation rather than being tempted to shoot in portrait orientation. Reason? It's pretty hard to turn your TV on its side!

Don't shoot without a card

Make sure to switch off the 'instore demo mode' of your EOS by setting it to not shoot unless a memory card is in the camera. It's in the red tabbed menus on recent cameras under "Shoot w/o card". Simply make sure it is set to "disable".

Burst rate and Noise Reduction

If you're planning to shoot burst sequences at high ISO settings, make sure you turn off the High ISO noise reduction setting in the custom functions. Leaving it on will dramatically reduce the burst capacity on some cameras. On the EOS-1D Mark IV, only 'Strong' will reduce the burst rate.

Avoiding camera shake

Pixels in digital cameras are smaller than the grain on film emulsion. For this reason, any subject motion is more likely to record as image blur at a given shutter speed. To avoid this, shoot at a faster shutter speed than you would have done with film.

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